Unlikely heroes, life-saving children, small-world reunions, this dynamic multi-skills text unfolds heart-warming true stories and an abundance of exercises skillfully designed to give your low beginners all the practice they need. Adapted, field-tested, and carefully selected from over 5,000 news articles and personal experiences, these stories are written at a low-beginning level. Each believe-it-or-not story taps into students' own experiences, hopes, fears, and dreams via a unique and flexible array of exercises. Each of the 8 units offers a true story and a bundle of exercises proven to engage students for approximately 5 hours. In the tradition of the author's acclaimed Zero Prep resources, aimed at making teachers' lives easier and more effective, this book offers terrific teaching routines that require little or no preparation time from the teacher. Just follow the teaching notes step-by-step and instantly see your classroom transform. Once you try this book, you too will say, ":Wow!"